Ministry of Earth Sciences
Southwest Monsoon Covers Entire Country Including Delhi
According to the India Meteorological Department  weather bulletin issued here today the Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of the country including Delhi, remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh,Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. Thus, the Southwest Monsoon has covered entire country on13th July,against the normal date of 08th July.
The continued prevalence of moist easterly winds from the Bay of Bengal in the lower levels for the last four days resulted in enhanced cloud cover and scattered to fairlywide spread rainfall.
The monsoon advanced over Delhi, thus occurred on 13th July against the normal dateof 27th June.
The dates of advance of monsoon over the country and Delhi against their normal date in recent years are shown intable1.
Rainfall recorded  ,over areas where Monsoon advanced today is as follows:
Safdarjung-2.5, Ayanagar-1.3, Palam-2.4, CHO Lodi Road-0.9, Ridge-1.0, Gurgram-5.1, Faridabad-2.8, Panipath-1.0, Rohtak-2.2, Hisar-3.3, Fatehabad-3.0, Jaisalmer-7.7,Bikaner-6.8, Churu-9.0.
Figure:Advancement of Southwest Monsoon over the country and their normal dates.
Table: Historical Dates of advance of Southwest Monsoon over Delhi and entire Country 1960-2020 andDatesof2021
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Year
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Date of Advance of monsoon over Delhi
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Date when monsoon covered entire India
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1960
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27-Jun
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29-Jun
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1961
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9-Jun
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21-Jun
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1962
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24-Jun
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5-Jul
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1963
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7-Jul
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14-Jul
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1964
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5-Jul
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6-Jul
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1965
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10-Jul
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7-Jul
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1966
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20-Jun
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6-Jul
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1967
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2-Jul
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2-Jul
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1968
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9-Jul
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9-Jul
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1969
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12-Jul
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15-Jul
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1970
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29-Jun
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3-Jul
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1971
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23-Jun
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2-Jul
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1972
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27-Jun
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9-Jul
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1973
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5-Jul
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6-Jul
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1974
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12-Jul
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16-Jul
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1975
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23-Jun
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30-Jun
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1976
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11-Jul
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15-Jul
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1977
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29-Jun
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1-Jul
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1978
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25-Jun
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3-Jul
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1979
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11-Jul
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15-Jul
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1980
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26-Jun
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26-Jun
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1981
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27-Jun
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10-Jul
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1982
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14-Jul
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22-Jul
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1983
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29-Jun
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18-Jul
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1984
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2-Jul
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7-Jul
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1985
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8-Jul
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14-Jul
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1986
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25-Jun
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24-Jul
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1987
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27-Jul
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27-Jul
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1988
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30-Jun
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1-Jul
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1989
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1-Jul
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2-Jul
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1990
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1-Jul
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1-Jul
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1991
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14-Jul
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19-Jul
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1992
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12-Jul
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14-Jul
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1993
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24-Jun
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5-Jul
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1994
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24-Jun
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30-Jun
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1995
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12-Jul
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13-Jul
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1996
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23-Jun
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30-Jun
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1997
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9-Jul
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19-Jul
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1998
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16-Jun
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30-Jun
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1999
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5-Jul
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12-Jul
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2000
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30-Jun
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2-Jul
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2001
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24-Jun
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3-Jul
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2002
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19-Jul
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15Aug
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2003
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5-Jul
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5-Jul
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2004
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5-Jul
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18-Jul
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2005
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27-Jun
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30-Jun
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2006
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9-Jul
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24-Jul
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2007
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28-Jun
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4-Jul
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2008
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15-Jun
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10-Jul
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2009
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30-Jun
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3-Jul
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2010
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5-Jul
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6-Jul
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2011
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8-Jul
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8-Jul
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2012
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7-Jul
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11-Jul
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2013
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16-Jun
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16-Jun
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2014
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3-Jul
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17-Jul
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2015
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25-Jun
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26-Jun
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2016
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2-Jul
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13-Jul
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2017
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2-Jul
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19-Jul
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2018
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28-Jun
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29-Jun
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2019
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5-Jul
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19-Jul
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2020
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25-Jun
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26-Jun
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2021
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10-Jul
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12-Jul